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Bread of Angels : A Memoir. by Smith, Patti.;
'Bread of Angels' is the most intimate of Patti Smith's suite of memoirs, which is an indelible account of her life as an artist.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women;
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Memory piece / by Ko, Lisa,author.;
"Three Asian American teenagers meet in the New York suburbs in the 1980s. Drawn together by their shared sense of alienation from their conventionally domestic immigrant families, each wants to live a meaningful life. They envision a future defined by freedom and creativity, but on the brink of adulthood in New York City, their fortunes quickly diverge. Giselle Chin is a performance artist, pushing the boundaries of the form while socializing with the city's artistic and financial elite. Jackie Ong works at tech start-ups during the early dotcom era, as the internet's egalitarian promise is tested against its rampant monetization. Ellen Ng, a community activist, fights against gentrification overwhelming the city's neighborhoods. Their chosen paths separate them, but their friendship sustains and challenges them across huge divides of class, status, and worldview. Decades later, their sense of what is possible has changed, mutating against the hardscrabble realities of work and love. Moving from the 1980s to the 2040s, spanning multiple eras of a changing New York City, Memory Piece explores the roles of art, friendship, and creativity in self-preservation, chronicling three women as they strive to find value in a radically different world than the one they were promised. Ambitious, visionary, and intellectually playful, Memory Piece asks how we define a good life, individually and collectively, and understanding what we do about the direction our society is headed-where do we go from here?"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Asian Americans; Female friendship; Self-realization in women;
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Get the picture : a mind-bending journey among the inspired artists and obsessive art fiends who taught me how to see / by Bosker, Bianca,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork takes readers on another fascinating, hilarious, and revelatory journey-this time burrowing deep inside the impassioned, secretive world of art and artists. An award-winning journalist obsessed with obsession, Bianca Bosker's existence was upended when she wandered into the art world-and couldn't look away. Intrigued by artists who hyperventilate around their favorite colors and art fiends who max out credit cards to show hunks of metal they think can change the world, Bosker grew fixated on understanding why art matters and how she-or any of us-could engage with it more deeply. In Get the Picture, Bosker throws herself into the nerve center of art and the people who live for it: gallerists, collectors, curators, and, of course, artists themselves-the kind who work multiple jobs to afford their studios while scrabbling to get eyes on their art. As she stretches canvases until her fingers blister, talks her way into A-list parties full of billionaire collectors, has her face sat on by a nearly-naked performance artist, and forces herself to stare at a single sculpture for hours on end while working as a museum security guard, she discovers not only the inner workings of the art-canonization machine but also a more expansive way of living. Probing everything from cave paintings to Instagram, and from the science of sight to the importance of beauty as it examines art's role in our culture, our economy, and our hearts, Get the Picture is a rollicking adventure that will change the way you see forever"--
Subjects: Art and society.; Art;
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Moulin Rouge. by Huston, John,film director.; Ferrer, Jose,actor.; Flon, Suzanne,actor.; Zsa Gabor, Zsa,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jose Ferrer, Suzanne Flon, Zsa Zsa GaborOriginally produced by MGM in 1952.Winner of two Academy Awards® (1953, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration-Color and Best Costume Design), this visually stunning biography of master artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Jose Ferrer, in an outstanding performance) -- a man whose of love of painting and copious amounts of liquor mask a broken heart and a deep longing for love -- is flawlessly directed by the great John Huston.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion Pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures.;
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Bug / by Bonnell, Yolanda,1982-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."bug is a solo performance and artistic ceremony that highlights the ongoing effects of colonialism and intergenerational trauma experienced by Indigenous women. It is also a testimony to the women's resilience and strength. The Girl traces her life from surviving the foster care system to her struggles with addictions. She fights, hoping to break the cycle in order to give her daughter a different life than the one she had. The Mother sits in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, recounting memories of the daughter that was taken from her, and the struggles of living on the streets in Northern Ontario. They are both followed by Manidoons, a physical manifestation of the trauma and addictions that crawl across generations. bug reveals the hard truths that many Indigenous women face as they carve out a space to survive in contemporary Canada, while holding on to so much hope."--
Subjects: Drama.; Indigenous women;
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Lou Reed : the life / by Wall, Mick,author.;
Includes discography.The biography of the legendary musician and songwriter Lou Reed, who performed and collaborated with artistic greats such as David Bowie, Iggy Popp and Andy Warhol, and released 22 studio albums, 12 live albums, 15 compilation albums and 44 singles. A true icon of rock 'n' roll - his legacy will live on in this book.
Subjects: Reed, Lou.; Rock musicians; Singers;
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Words of a goat princess / by Reyez, Jessie,1991-author.; Diot, Eloïse,illustrator.;
Words of a Goat Princess is the debut poetry collection about life's struggle and triumphs from Grammy-nominated and JUNO-award winning songwriter Jessie Reyez. With the authenticity and heartbreaking relatability that her fans know and love her for, Reyez brings the breadth of her lived experience to the page as few recording artists can. At times ethereal and visceral, these 43 poems are carefully painted moments that expertly explore love, loss, and identity with an artistry that leaps off the page with every turn. Through this collection of poems and stories, Jessie Reyez shows that she is more than a pop performer, she is a true artist whose star knows no limits.
Subjects: Poetry.; Canadian poetry;
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The Big Painting Challenge: S1. by Bacon, Richard,actor.; Stubbs, Una,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Richard Bacon, Una StubbsOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2015.Amateur painters get their chance to shine in this warm, engaging series that follows 10 people competing to be named Britain's best amateur artist. Over the course of the series, these artists showcase their creativity and skill as they are taken to some of the UK's most visually stunning and diverse locations to face increasingly complex traditional and figurative art challenges. These range from painting the beautiful Northumberland landscape at Alnwick castle, to capturing the Liverpool skyline from across the Mersey; from sketching the passion and movement of a Flamenco performance, to still life painting in Blenheim Palace. Experts Lachlan Goudie and Daphne Todd OBE are on hand to critique their every brushstroke, decide who leaves at the end of each episode - and ultimately who wins The Big Painting Challenge.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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AI vs Human: The Creativity Experiment. by Greig, Robert,film director.; Yeo, Angharad,actor.; Hing, Michael,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Angharad Yeo, Michael HingOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2023.Can AI be a match for human artistic creativity? Rad Yeo explores the ‘creep’ of generative AI - from performing a ChatGPT written comedy routine to portrait painting robots. And if it can, what does that mean for humanity?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Science.; Computer science.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.;
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The Dutch orphan / by Keith, Ellen,1989-author.;
"When the Nazis invade Amsterdam, singer Johanna Vos watches in horror as the vibrant music scene she loves is all but erased, her Jewish friends forbidden from performing with her onstage. Alongside her friend Jakob, Johanna helps organize the Artists' Resistance, an underground network allowing Jews to perform at house concerts hosted by their allies. When Johanna hears of a Jewish orphan headed for deportation, she does not think twice. She takes the baby in as her own, hiding the truth from even her own sister, Liesbeth. Meanwhile, Liesbeth finds herself in a dilemma, as she knows of her sister's staunch support for the Resistance, but her husband supports the Nazis. When a charming member of the Dutch Fascist Party sets his eyes on her, her predicament only deepens. As secrets continue to grow between the sisters, severing their once-unbreakable bond, they are both forced to make choices that will alter their lives forever"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Jewish orphans; Sisters; World War, 1939-1945;
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